Mother, May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist?: A Lifetone Original Movie
2018 · 32 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, TV Movie
In this homage to the melodramatic made-for-TV-movie genre, aspiring ballerina Mary Jane Stevens moves to a new town with her emotionally abusive mother in hopes of escaping her physically abusive father.
Directed by Joe Stakun · Written by Mary Elizabeth Ellis
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